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User may want to gain back approximately 3GB in hard drive space by removing the Windows Anytime Upgrade. Windows Anytime Upgrade software may be preloaded on any Microsoft Vista preload system except for Vista Ultimate. Proceed with caution before restoring the hard drive space.

Copy WAU Bits to a DVD before deleting them from the hard drive just in case you want to upgrade later.

Open a Command Prompt with Administrative Privileges:Click All programs then click Accessories, then right click on Command Prompt and Run as Administrator.Click on Continue message on the dialogue box with "Windows Need your permission to continue"

Change directory to the root of C Drive by typing CD \ from the "C:\>" prompt.

At the CMD prompt type attrib -r WAUUPGRD

Right click on Start then click Explorer. This will open the Explorer window.

Click at the Root of C - Drive

Right click on WAUUPGRD then click Send to then click DVD ROM drive. This will open the DVD ROM drive, insert a blank DVD.

Next Screen enter name for WAU DVD and click continue. This will start copying WAUUPGRD directory on DVD.

To use this DVD to perform WAU upgrade, run setup from the DVD. It is in WAUUPGRD directory

How to uninstall and delete WAU Bits from Preload.

Open a Command Prompt with Administrative Privileges:Click All programs then click Accessories, then right click on Command Prompt and Run as Administrator.Click on Continue message on the dialogue box with "Windows Need your permission to continue"

Change directory to the root of C Drive by typing CD \ from the "C:\>" prompt.

At the CMD prompt type attrib -r WAUUPGRD

Type RD /S /Q WAUUPGRDWarning: Make sure you type it in exactly as shown above. The RD command with the /S option will delete all directories and subdirectories contained within the directory specified. The /Q command turns off the prompt asking if you are sure you want to do this. Once you run this command, you can not undo it.